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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Indian River

27 May, 2018

Team Leader
Kayla
Number of Participants
40
Total Debris Collected
1005 lbs (measured)

15.570171, -61.456196

Survey Information

Location Name
Indian River
Organization/Dive Centre
SALT
City
Portsmouth
Country
Dominica
Date
27 May, 2018
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 15.570171
Longitude: -61.456196
Weather Conditions
Mostly sunny
Survey Depth Range
2–10 feet
Area Surveyed
16592.6 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 100
Bags: Trash (plastic) 50
Bait Containers, Packaging 3
Baskets, Crates 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 80
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 204
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 7
Bottles: Oil/lube 11
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 6
Caps & Lids (plastic) 308
Carpet (synthetic) 21
Cigarette Lighters 6
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 18
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 234
Diapers/nappies 16
Fishing: Line 15
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 4
Foam Insulation & Packaging 68
Food Wrappers (plastic) 288
Gloves (latex) 5
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 6
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 321
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 4
Straws, Stirrers 24
Tampon Applicators 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 6
Toothbrushes 4
Plastic Fragments 100
Cigarette Filters 8
Strapping Bands (plastic) 7
Rope (plastic/nylon) 39
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 4
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 91
Beverage Bottles (glass) 296
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 4
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 169
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 112
Caps & Lids (metal) 89
Cars & Car Parts 3
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Pull Tabs-beverages 16
Strapping Bands (metal) 27
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 99
Wrappers (foil/metal) 55
Metal Fragments 151
Batteries: Car Or Boat 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
rubber materials collected
Condoms 1
Gloves (rubber) 3
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 36
wood materials collected
Pallets 3
Wood Fragments 5
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 8
Bags (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 3
Towels/rags 1
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 25
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 32
mixed materials collected
Clothing 42
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 24
Toys 3
other materials collected
Wig 2
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Misc
Number Entangled 8
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Galvanized roofing and large plastic debris
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crab
Number Entangled 1
Status dead
Type of Debris Galvanized roofing
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Octopus
Number Entangled 3
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Can, bottle, galvanized roofing

Hurricane Maria and lack of solid waste management

Wigs. Misc heavy metal fragments

Galvanized roofing

Plastic bottles

Plastic single use items


We need help to tackle this problem!!!

The divesite qnd beach are heavily trafficked by fisherman... the only area that gets cleaned regularly is near the tourism complex , the sea here is still full of debris even after our clean up

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